Shade-holder.



R. B. BENIAIVIIN. SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 23| I9I5.

I @g I Patented Nov., 20, USI?.

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R. B. BEPM/WWU.l

SHADE HOLDER.

APPLlc/mon FILED Amas. 1915.

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R. B. BENJAMIN.

SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED APII. 23, I9I5.

Patented Nov. 20, 1912.

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R. B. BENJAMIN.

SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION man mm3. 191s.` lmg Patented Nov, 20, 1917.

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REUBEN (1B. BENJAMIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SHADE-HOLDER..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. Ztl, 1917.

Application filed Ap1l23, 1915. a Serial No. 23,368.

T all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, REUBEN B. BENJA* MIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new `and useful Improvements in Shadellolders, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying' drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to shade holders. Among the objects of my invention is to provide a shade holder which shall be simple in construction and which may be easily at- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shade holder.

in Fig. 1, showing in dotted lines the blank from which the'holder is formed;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of part of the holder showing the tongues for engaging the bead on the lamp socket; y

Fig. 4 is a View partly in section showing a form of my holder for use with a glass shade havinga downward and outward fiarv ing neck portion;

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Fig. 5 is a plan view of the holder' shown in Fig. 4, showing, in dotted lines, the blank from whichthe holder is formed;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of partof the holder showing the fingers for engaging the. bead of the lamp socket, and showing a projection which snaps over the upper edge of the shade; i A

Fig. 7 is a view of a form of my device for use with an all metal shade holder haw ing an inside shoulder;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the holder of Fig. 7 showing in dotted lines the blank from which it is formed;

Fig. 9 is a perspectlve view of part of the .holder showing the tongues for engaging the bead of the socket, and showing a progection which snaps over the upper edge of the shade when the holder is in place;

Fig. 10 is a view partly in section of a modification in which spring locking means are provided 'for holding the spring tongues 1n engagement with thelamp socket above the bead;

Fig 11 is a plan viewvof the holder of Fig. 10. showing` the blank from which it 1s formed, in dotted lines; and

Fig. 12 is a.V perspective view of part of the holder showing the socket engaging tongues and the projection struck up from one of the tongues for engaging the Coil spring to hold it against the socket engaglng portion of the spring tongue.

Referring now to the drawing in detail and first to the modification of Figs. 1, 2 and 8, l have shown the improved holder in combination with a lamp socket 15 having an annular bead 16 for engagement with the shade holder, and also in combination with a lamp, shade 17 having a sheet metal top 18 which is flanged over as shown at 19, and secured'to the bowl portion, and having an inwardly extending annular bead 20', which, with the usual construction of holder, provides a recess for the retaining` screws of the shade holder, and having an inwardly extending flange 21 which.l forms a finish for the upper part of the shade. The shade holdercomprises an annular shoulder portion 22 for engagement with'the inwardly extending fiange 21 of the shade, and downward and outward extending spring tongues 23' which engage within the annular recess between the inwardly extend ing bead 20 and the inwardly extending flange E21 when the holder is secured to the shade. The holder also comprises inwardly` extending tongues 2st for engagement with the lower edge of the bead 16 of the socket, and hook shaped spring tongues 25 for engagement with the upper edge of the bead 16. The spring tongues 25 may be provided with openings 26 to lessen the stiffness `of the springs.

The form of the blank from holder is struck up is shown in dotted lines at 27 in Fig. 2. Y

The holder is secured to the shade by slip ping it into position from theinsideof the shade, the spring, tongues-23 being bent in which the inevfies l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A shade supporting device for connecting a shade to a beaded lamp socket comprising shade engaging means and bead engaging means, said bead engaging means comprising a plurality of spring tongues each having a portion extending upwardly from the shade engaging means, and a portion eX- tending downward and inward for engaging the upper portion of the bead and a plurality of tongues staggered with respect to said spring tongues for engaging the lower portion of the bead, both sets of tongues being formed from a single piece of sheet material.

2. A shade supporting device for connecting a shade to abeaded lamp socket comprising shade engaging means and bead engaging means, said bead engaging means comprising a pluralityT of spring tongues extending downward and inward for engaging the upper portion of the bead, said bead engaging means comprising also inwardly extending tongues, staggered with respect to said spring tongues for engaging the lower portion of the bead, both sets of tongues being formed from a single piece ot" sheet material.

3. The combination with a lamp socket having a bead, of a shade supporting device comprising a pluralityT of spring tongues, each having a portion extending upward from the shade engaging means, and a portion extending downward and inward for engaging the upper portion of the bead and a plurality of tongues staggered with respect to said spring tongues for engaging the lower portion ot' the bead, both sets of tongues being formed from a single piece ci sheet material.

4f. rihe combination with a lamp socket having a bead, of a shade supporting device comprising shade engaging means and bead engaging means, said bead engaging means comprising a plurality oi' spring tongues extending downward and inward for engaging the upper portion of the bead and a plurality of tongues staggered with respect to said spring tongues for engaging the lower portion of the bead, both sets ot tongues being formed from a single piece of sheet material.

5. rlhe combination with a lamp socket having1 a bead and a lamp shade, of a shade holding device formed of a. single piece of sheet metal comprising an annular portion, and a plurality of spring tongues integra-l therewith for engagement with the upper portion of said bead and a plurality ot' inwardly extending tongues integral therewith staggered with respect to said spring tongues -tor engaging the lower portion of the bead.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto subscribed my name.

REUBEN B. BENJAMN.

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